Charity Navigator Hires Top Fundraiser, Broad Foundation Names New President
Other personnel moves include new CEOs at the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the Maine Health Access Foundation.
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Book Details Foundation Influence on Obama Education Policy
Built on a researcher’s extensive interviews with insiders at the Gates, Broad, Ford, and Kellogg foundations, Policy Patrons reveals how the big grant makers operate in the spheres of advocacy and policy and helped shape the Education Department’s agenda, according to The Washington Post.
ISIS Hostage’s Family Says President Broke Donation Promise
The parents of Kayla Mueller, who was killed in captivity last year by Islamic State militants, tell ABC News that President Obama has failed to make a gift he pledged after their daughter’s death to a charity they established in her name.
Bloomberg Gives Harvard $32 Million to Train Urban Leaders
The media mogul and ex-New York City mayor’s donation will launch a program based at the university to educate mayors and their aides on tackling major issues facing cities, reports The Washington Post.
Answers to Questions About Clinton’s and Trump’s Giving
With Clinton Foundation controversies dominating election coverage this week, The Washington Post offers a primer on what’s known and unknown about both major-party presidential candidates’ philanthropic efforts.
New Travel Website Links Hotel Discounts and Charity Gifts
Kind Traveler, launched earlier this month, offers up to 25 percent off published rates on stays at select boutique and style-focused hotels if users donate at least $10 to charity for each night booked, writes The New York Times.
Obama Declares Donated Maine Woodlands a National Monument
The president on Wednesday established the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument on more than 87,000 acres of pristine territory that was formally transferred to the government this month by Burt’s Bees co-founder Roxanne Quimby as part of a gift worth $100 million, reports The Washington Post.
Orlando Hospitals Won’t Bill Pulse Survivors for Treatment
Nonprofit medical centers that treated victims of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history said Wednesday that people hurt in the June 12 attack and the families of those killed will face no out-of-pocket costs, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
Charities Rethink S. Sudan Missions After Aid Workers Raped
The assault on international relief workers by government troops amid fierce fighting in South Sudan’s capital marked a turning point in humanitarian groups’ assessment of the risk to staff in the war-riven country, according to NPR.
Chelsea Clinton to Remain on Foundation’s Board
The Clinton Foundation said Wednesday that the former first daughter will retain a role with the family charity even if her mother is elected president, The Wall Street Journal reports, while Hillary Clinton fired back on CNN against claims that she favored foundation donors as secretary of state.